Chapter 117 The Qi Family's Alloy Guns: An Unforeseen Allied Force

Chapter 117 The Qi Family's Six-Gold Alloy Spears: An Unforeseen Allied Force

"[The Heavenly Might Uncovers at Night - Ming Dynasty's Divine Machine Battalion's Covert Garrison Organization]"

During the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di established the Shenji Battalion in the capital, responsible for training in firearms and serving as the emperor's bodyguard; it was one of the three battalions. Later, the secret garrison system gradually took shape, selecting elite troops to enter the border regions to spy on enemy positions and support the battlefield; these were called "Night Scouts."

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"Tianwei refers to the renowned firearms of the Shenji Battalion. Tianwei is a secret garrison unit that never rests at night, known for its firearms skills and battlefield mobility."

"You have met the unlock requirements and can now redeem skills and items for this sequence."

Zhang Chang'an stared at those few lines of text and slowly sat up straight.

He had already unlocked this profession's dialogue content, but he hadn't accumulated enough time fragments before. After completing the Ikedaya Incident: "The timeline has changed."

You successfully saved Okita Souji during the Ikedaya Incident, and he was not left with any lasting health problems. This will greatly change the course of the entire Shinsengumi.

Spacetime Fragments +500.

With the 500 left over, plus the previous surplus, Zhang Chang'an finally felt confident enough to take a look at the contents of the exchange page:

The pages of the genealogy book continued to turn in front of him, and a new page unfolded, densely listing the redeemable items.

"Common items:"

• Handheld musket (100 Time-Space Fragments): Ming Dynasty standard firearm, single-shot, slow reload, but with considerable close-range power.

• Simple Explosive Pack (150 Time-Space Fragments): Can be used to make simple explosives.

Firearms Basics - Ming Dynasty Military Standards (150 Time Fragments): Master the loading, firing, and maintenance techniques of various firearms from the Ming Dynasty, including the cup-mouth cannon, the hand-held musket, and the divine spear. Be able to prepare simple gunpowder using common materials; its power is limited, but better than nothing.

Night Stalking - Beginner (50 Time-Space Fragments): Basic skills for stealth and movement at night, reducing the chance of being detected.

Good product:

Three-Eyed System (600 Spacetime Debris): Can fire three shots in succession, providing better sustained firepower than a single-shot system.

Thunderclap Bomb (Small) (500 Time-Space Fragments/3): A throwable explosive that creates a loud bang and smoke to disrupt enemy forces.

Divine Rapid Fire Technique (300 Time-Space Fragments): Through special operations, control firearms and gunpowder to increase the speed and stability of continuous fire, achieving rapid fire that was originally impossible, and suppressing enemy firepower in a short time.

Night-Uncollected Signal Smoke Pellets (400 Time-Space Fragments/5): Releases colored smoke at a designated location for marking or communication.

Featured:

Divine Rocket (1200 Time-Space Fragments/3): A single-flying divine rocket that can create a wide area of ​​fire damage on the battlefield.

The Portable Version of the Frankish Cannon (2000 Time Fragments): A miniaturized version of a Western cannon from the Ming Dynasty. It is detachable and portable, and has amazing power, but its loading is complicated.

Shenji Camp Battle Formation Tips (1000 Time-Space Fragments): Mastering the Shenji Camp's field battle formations can play a core role in team battles and enhance the overall combat power of the squad.

Zhang Chang'an's gaze swept over the long list: firearms, bombs, stealth, formations—all good stuff.

But what he needs most right now is not these things.

He was going to Nijo Castle. There were six Awakened Ones there, countless elites of the Shogunate, and machines about to be activated. It would be a chaotic battle, a chaotic battle that would last for an unknown period of time.

But they have Sakamoto Ryoma and Director Kondo on their side, and Ryoma might even bring in people from other factions for them.

These people don't need his command, and he doesn't need to procure many firearms for them.

The key lies with him; he needs to improve his martial arts skills.

He now possesses knife skills, fist skills, and gun skills, but unfortunately, the last one is a Western-style gun skill, which seems to fall short in the chaotic battlefield.

Not everyone on the battlefield will choose to come up and fight him one by one, just like he used to ride into the enemy ranks. Things on the battlefield are different from individual martial arts skills, and he needs some new methods.

His self-illumination then stopped at the latter half of the exchange page: "[Six-Element Alloy Spear - Qi Family Army Secret Manual] (1200 Time-Space Fragments) Qi Jiguang fused Yang, Luo, Gao, Ma,

The Six Harmonies Twenty-Four Styles of Spear Technique, created from the essence of the spear techniques of the Sha and Liu families, is fierce, ruthless, and elusive, and is especially effective against Japanese swords.

It consists of six parts and twenty-four styles. When used, it resembles a pear blossom swaying its head, moving with unpredictable and fierce movements. It originated in military formations and is different from other spear techniques.

Zhang Chang'an did not hesitate for long before choosing to buy it.

Unlike previous transmissions of skills, perhaps because of the large amount of information this time, countless images exploded in my mind in an instant.

A thin, elderly man, somewhat resembling him, slowly unfurled a long spear in the training ground. With a flick of his wrist, the spear tip drew a large circle, as if he were instructing someone on martial arts: "First comes the circular spear technique, then the closing and lifting techniques, the pear blossom head-shaking defense, clearly defining the gate—"

The scene shifts. An old man stands holding a gun, its tip pointing diagonally at the ground: "The Central Plains Spear, the king of spears, the origin of the twenty-four styles, its variations are endless—"

Then he turned again. The old man moved with the gun, and the gun moved with him; the tip of the gun sometimes fell like pear blossoms, and sometimes flicked like a venomous snake: "One cut, two advances, three blocks, four coils, five seizes, six straight—"

Deep inside the stronghold, in a small room, there was only an oil lamp.

Katsura Kogoro sat by the window, turned slightly to the side, his gaze fixed on the night outside. His kimono seemed to still bear the dust of that night at the Ikedaya shop, and his hair was somewhat disheveled; clearly, he hadn't had a good time lately. Only that—

His eyes remained calm and serene.

Across from him, Sakamoto Ryoma sat calmly sipping tea, then uttered a startling statement: "The Shinsengumi are with me."

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Katsura Kogoro's eyes flickered slightly.

"Kondo Isami. Hijikata Toshizo. Saito Hajime. Okita Souji. And the other survivors." Sakamoto paused. "They're all here."

Katsura Kogoro stared at him, his gaze complex: "Do you know what you're doing?"

"Know."

"They are the Shinsengumi. How many of us have they killed over the years?"

"Know."

"You let me and them—"

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"I didn't tell you to do anything with them," Sakamoto interrupted him. "I'm just telling you that they're with me now. They're the ones who want to fight Nijo Castle with me."

Katsura Kogoro fell silent. The flame of the oil lamp flickered gently, casting an intermittent light on their faces.

He was very surprised from the moment Ryoma found him.

As a member of the Iron-Blooded Expeditionary Faction, he has always been the leader of the radical patriots in Kyoto, as evidenced by his previous plan to set fire to the city, rescue the Emperor, and then find a way to restore him to power.

That's why he finds it hard to imagine that Ryoma would one day be even more radical than him.

"I can join, but I still have comrades who stand with me, and it's impossible for me to join the Shinsengumi on the same front."

Sakamoto shrugged. "Nijo Castle doesn't only have one gate. If you don't want to go with them, then go in through another gate. We'll each fight our own battles and not interfere with each other."

The two remained silent for a moment, then did not hesitate.

Katsura Kogoro stood up, walked to the window, and glanced at the night outside.

The two then immediately got up, pushed open the door to the room, and went out.

Outside the door was a spacious hall.

Countless figures stood there.

They wore various styles of kimonos, carried swords at their waists, and wore similar expressions of determination. Some talked in hushed tones, some wiped their weapons, and some closed their eyes to rest.

As soon as Katsura Kogoro came out, everyone's eyes turned to him. Katsura Kogoro stood at the door, his gaze sweeping over them. He simply nodded slightly.

No one spoke. But something burned within that silence.

Sakamoto Ryoma came out of the house and stood beside him.

Outside, the night was deep. In the distance, the lights of Nijo Castle were faintly visible.

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